Edward Joseph McGinty (born 5 August 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shamrock Rovers. Born in Scotland, he represented the Republic of Ireland at youth international level.
Club career
Born in Motherwell,[3] McGinty played youth football in his native Scotland for Celtic and Hibernian before joining Irish club Sligo Rovers in 2016.[4][5]
He moved to English club Oxford United in July 2022 on a three-year contract.[2][4][6] He made his debut for Oxford on 9 August 2022 in an EFL Cup win over Championship side Swansea City, making a crucial save in the penalty shootout to help his side to the win.[7][8] He made his Football League debut in a 3–0 defeat on 26 December 2022 against Ipswich Town.[9] On 24 January 2024 he was loaned back to Sligo Rovers.[10]
On 9 January 2025, McGinty signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shamrock Rovers on a multi-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[11][12][13]
International career
Born in Scotland, McGinty was a Republic of Ireland youth international.[14] On 16 November 2020, he made his Republic of Ireland under-21 debut against Iceland in a Under-21 European Championship qualifier, but they were beaten 2–1.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on 1 November 2024[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sligo Rovers | 2017 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[b] | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 19 | 0 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 97 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 0 | ||
| Oxford United | 2022–23 | League One | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Sligo Rovers (loan) | 2024 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| Shamrock Rovers | 2025 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[d] | 0 | 0[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 136 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 155 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Leinster Senior Cup
References
- ^ "Club List of Registered Players" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Ed McGinty Joins Oxford United". Oxford United F.C. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ a b Edward McGinty at Soccerway
- ^ a b "Edward McGinty: Oxford United sign goalkeeper from Sligo Rovers". BBC Sport. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ McDonnell, Daniel (15 July 2022). "A sort of homecoming beckons for shootout hero Ed McGinty as Sligo set sights on Motherwell". Irish Independent. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ Roberts, James (21 July 2022). "Oxford United sign Irish goalkeeper". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Oxford United 2 Swansea City 2". BBC Sport. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ Roberts, James (10 August 2022). "Ed McGinty reflects on 'strange' debut after going from zero to hero". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Edward McGinty in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Ed McGinty Joins Sligo On Loan". Oxford United F.C. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Ed McGinty is a Hoop!". Shamrock Rovers F.C. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ Rice, Liam (9 January 2025). "Goalkeeper makes permanent U's exit". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "Oxford United: Stephan Negru recalled from loan as goalkeeper Ed McGinty departs". BBC Sport. 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Edward McGinty". ExtraTime.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ Fallon, John (16 November 2020). "'Devastating' Iceland defeat leaves Ireland's Euro dreams in tatters". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2022.